Plane crash-lands in Sconset

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Aug 18, 2007 at 2:00 AM

A small plane equipped with a parachute made a crash landing near the LORAN Tower in Sconset just after 8 p.m. Friday when the pilot became disoriented while trying to land at Nantucket Memorial Airport, according to a spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration.

A husband and wife – the only two on board – walked away from the crash with only minor injuries after the pilot deployed the parachute of the Cirrus aircraft, said Holly Baker of the FAA.

The plane is registered to Jackson Thomas of 6 Prospect St., Nantucket, but Baker would not confirm whether he was the pilot.

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